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Plummet16/876
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Effigy Plummet, In Shape of Bird's Head64.211.3

This plummet is deeply carved head of a bird (bottom in photograph). The end is tapered possibly for tying on a cord for suspension. Some uses for these types of plummets are: weights to be used in weaving, sinkers for fishing, personal talismans or ornaments.This plummet is deeply carved head of a bird (center in photograph). The feathers are indicated sweeping around the neck. The eyes are perhaps characteristic of the bird’s species. The end is tapered possibly for tying on a cord for suspension. The end is tapered possibly for tying on a cord for suspension. Suggested uses for these types of plummets are: weights to be used in weaving, sinkers for fishing, personal talismans or ornamental pendants suspended from the neck or waist either by the elite class or by commoners as dance performance display. There is an early sketch of several dancers wearing such plummets dangling from their waists entertaining what appear to be elite people. Hundreds of these plummets have been found mostly just tapered so these are especially fine as carved to represent local fauna.

Culture
Woodlands and Deptford culture
Material
stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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